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I think they croak when water and air temperatures reach a certain range.
Why breed if your eggs are going to freeze?
Bullfrogs usually breed when air temperatures are about 77F and water
temperatures are between 68F and 89F.
I know mine usually started courting here in SE WA about the end of June.
Our Junes can be chilly at times.

I think they croak when water and air temperatures reach a certain range.
Why breed if your eggs are going to freeze?
Bullfrogs usually breed when air temperatures are about 77F and water
temperatures are between 68F and 89F.
I know mine usually started courting here in SE WA about the end of June.
Our Junes can be chilly at times.

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 22:46:35 -0500, K30a wrote:
Bullfrogs usually
breed when air temperatures are about 77F and water temperatures are
between 68F and 89F.

Our water temps are in that range, the lower part, but air temps have
yet to reach mid-70s, yet yesterday I saw several bullfrog tads in my
back pond. The grown bullfrogs are sitting on the bank every day but
haven't yet started their deep throating. (calls!)

Were they fairly well developed tadpoles? An inch long as compared to emerging
taddies from the egg?
Bullfrog tadpoles will winter over and then change
the following spring. Again, all temperature (and I'll be food) dependent.
Greenfrog tads will also winter over.
The adult bullfrogs will try and eat their babies both in tad and emerging frog
form. I had thousands of eggs laid and the following year I found one large
taddie.

Were they fairly well developed tadpoles? An inch long as compared
to emerging taddies from the egg?

Yes, they were just about an inch. no sign of feets, though.
Bullfrog tadpoles will winter over and then change the following
spring. Again, all temperature (and I'll be food) dependent.
Greenfrog tads will also winter over. The adult bullfrogs will try
and eat their babies both in tad and emerging frog form. I had
thousands of eggs laid and the following year I found one large
taddie.

k30a

No kidding? Over winter? I love this group! Always something to learn!

Sometimes they go on to midnight or more.
Other times they stop after as little as an hour. Reason?

Okay, I'll take a guess. All the male frogs
found their lady loves and once the earth moved
and the stars came out they laid around smoking little cigarettes, just like in
the movies with music, say One Enchanted Evening, playing in the background.

Or maybe a temperature shift, a rain storm is coming, a predator is sniffing
around, the ladies
all have headaches, neighbor cat on the prowl,
they ran out of wine and cheese, the ladies who
showed up are as ugly as frogs.

k30a - under the influence of a second day
of the BAND practice this week, you
get a little addled.

"K30a" wrote in message
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Sometimes they go on to midnight or more.
Other times they stop after as little as an hour. Reason?

Okay, I'll take a guess. All the male frogs
found their lady loves and once the earth moved
and the stars came out they laid around smoking little cigarettes, just
like in
the movies with music, say One Enchanted Evening, playing in the
background.

Or maybe a temperature shift, a rain storm is coming, a predator is
sniffing
around, the ladies
all have headaches, neighbor cat on the prowl,
they ran out of wine and cheese, the ladies who
showed up are as ugly as frogs.

k30a - under the influence of a second day
of the BAND practice this week, you
get a little addled.